Getting started
Install Gleam Audio and clean up your first recording. Every tool runs on your computer, so nothing is ever uploaded.
Gleam Audio has five tools: Remove noise, Enhance, Cut, Split and Convert. Everything it needs comes inside the app, so there is nothing else to install.
Install
Section titled “Install”Pick the file for your computer. The dialog lists every file in the newest release, with yours first.
Open the disk image and drag the app to Applications.
Run the setup file. SmartScreen may ask once, since the files are not code-signed yet: click More info, then Run anyway.
Run the install command below, or pick the AppImage, .deb or .rpm for your system.
Linux install
Section titled “Linux install”Run this in a terminal. It needs no sudo.
curl -fsSL https://static.gleamaudio.com/gleam-audio/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bashThe script downloads the AppImage for your computer, checks it against the
release’s checksums, and adds Gleam Audio to your app menu. It puts the
app in ~/.local/share/gleam-audio and an gleam-audio command in
~/.local/bin. It also tells you if libfuse2 is missing.
Run the same command again to reinstall. To remove the app, add --uninstall:
curl -fsSL https://static.gleamaudio.com/gleam-audio/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash -s -- --uninstallYour settings are kept. To install for every user in /opt instead, download
the script and run sudo bash install.sh --system.
Manual Linux install
Section titled “Manual Linux install”Download a file for your computer and SHA256SUMS from the Download dialog
into one folder, then check it. The line for your file should say OK.
sha256sum -c --ignore-missing SHA256SUMSThen install the one you picked, with its name in place of FILE:
| File | Command |
|---|---|
| AppImage | chmod +x FILE.AppImage && ./FILE.AppImage |
| .deb | sudo apt install ./FILE.deb |
| .rpm | sudo dnf install ./FILE.rpm |
An AppImage needs libfuse2: sudo apt install libfuse2 on Debian and Ubuntu,
or libfuse2t64 on Ubuntu 24.04. Without it, start the app with
APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1 ./FILE.AppImage.
Your first file
Section titled “Your first file”- Drop audio files on the window, or click Open Files….
- Pick a tool in the sidebar. Remove noise is first.
- At the bottom, choose where results go. Next to Original Files is the default, or pick a folder.
- Click Run at the top right.
New files get the old name plus what was done, like talk-clean.wav. The
Name field at the bottom changes that. Your originals are never changed.
Need help?
Section titled “Need help?”The Troubleshoot page has the common fixes and the places to ask.